Finding the calm in the chaos
Today’s inspiration from Rumi is about speaking up for yourself and your beliefs. Silence can be deafening and the answer to everything you are against. “Open your hands if you want to be held.” This quote for me is similar to the quote, “A closed mouth doesn’t get fed.” It is next to impossible to… Continue reading Open up
A while back, I wrote a blog about healing the world. You can read it here. I went back and was going to reblog it but really wanted to share a little blurb I wrote using Michael Jackson's songs. There is so much wisdom within the lines of many of Michael Jackson songs if we… Continue reading Wisdom from MJ
A person criticizes in others what they hate about themselves. I am a people watcher. Some people find me strange because I do a lot of listening but not a lot of talking (unless we are close friends) but I find it is the best way to get to know the truth behind the mask. There… Continue reading Self Hate
I sat in a meeting at church a couple weeks ago and heard something rather shocking. A question was raised and the answer given from a pastor of the church basically meant that we have evolved as a church. The question concerned polygamy during the Old Testament (I don't quite recall the question) and the… Continue reading Evolution is for everybody!
So, I've had plenty of time to think. I have been through a lot of soul searching and vacationing but I am back now. I began my time away by going to Jamaica; leaving the the country with 2 small children-- an adventure. After that stressful adventure, I went on a nice silent weekend retreat alone… Continue reading A Grand Comparison
I am currently reading a novel titled Dosha: Flight of the Russian Gypsies. The author, Sonia Meyer, has written this novel based on her experience growing up in Germany during the Nazi regime and her relationships and encounters with Gypsies and her acceptance into a Gypsy camp. I happen to know someone who knows the… Continue reading The plight of the human race
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